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The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife manages the Canary islands’ Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with its dock in Granadilla, and the Port of Los Cristianos, both in Tenerife, as well as the Port of Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma), the Port of San Sebastián de La Gomera (La Gomera) and the Port of Estaca (El Hierro). The gateway to West Africa and a key port for international maritime traffic, it offers allowances for various strategic traffic. The dock at Granadilla, which began operating at the end of 2017, and its adjoining industrial park spanning six million m2, form an efficient logistics and goods redistribution hub. This, combined with the various tax and social incentives on offer, make it an attractive option. The port is operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government.

Fred. Olsen Express, Baleària to launch Canary Islands-Huelva route

Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Fred. Olsen Express and Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A., through their alliance Canary Bridge Seaways...

Spain’s port of Granadilla de Abona executing first cargo loading operation

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Spain’s port of Granadilla de Abona is carrying out its first cargo loading operation, consisting of...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 fish landed by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Spanish port traffic sets new historical highs in the first half of 2018

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Port traffic continues its upward trend and reaching historic highs, responding to the good...

Spain names new president of Tenerife port authority

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – Spain’s government has appointed Pedro Suárez López de Vergara as president of Autoridad...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 fish landed by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – July 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Balearic Islands port authority calls technical assistance works tender

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has called a tender for...

Tenerife port takes part in ONS 2018 fair

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Tenerife port has attended the main offshore trade fair in Europe, ONS 2018, along with a...

Canary Islands-owned ports passenger traffic rises 5.85% in Q2 2018

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2018 – Regular passenger traffic in ports owned by the government of the Canary Islands reached...

Tenerife port books record-high cruise traffic in 2017-18 season

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife) closed the 2017-2018...

Spain’s Baleària incorporates biodegradable kitchenware on ships travelling to Balearic Islands

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Baleària has incorporated kitchenware and utensils made of cellulose and...

Tenerife continues to perform above Spain’s average in H1 2018

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife port authority) has exceeded the average ship...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – June 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports June 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Tenerife port awards €360,000 contract to Spanish companies Teno, Intecsa

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Tenerife port (Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) has awarded a €360,000...

Belgium deepens its relations with Tenerife port

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) July 12, 2018 – Flanders Minister of Economy and Trade, Tom Vermeulen, is currently developing a detailed market study on the...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – May 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports MONTH 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

La Luz Market to install wind turbines at Granadilla port, Tenerife

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Granadilla port will become a logistics area for wind turbines in the Canary Islands, under...

European Commission accepts the Spanish proposal for the expansion of the Atlantic and Mediterranean transport corridors

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – The European Commission has included in its proposal to review the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) the...

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